Business leaders push back on anti-F-35 resolutions

Frank Cioffi, left, head of the Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation, with Win Smith, CEO of Sugarbush Resort. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
Business leaders from Chittenden County and beyond gathered at Burlington International Airport Tuesday to hit back at recent resolutions opposing the F-35 fighter jet basing.
Three cities adjacent to the airport have passed resolutions requesting that the Air Force cancel its plans to base F-35s in Burlington in 2019, and provide the Vermont Air Na